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Richard Woods, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Death: September 03, 1756 (33)
Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Place of Burial: Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey
Immediate Family:

Son of Richard Woods, Jr. and Hopestill Woods
Husband of Sarah Woods and Rebecca [Woods] McCalevey
Father of Hopestill Morris; Abijah / Ahijah Woods; Samuel Wood / Woods; Sarah "Sally" Highsmith; Richard Woods and 2 others
Brother of Abigail Hathaway; Hopestill Wood; Phebe Freeman; Christopher Woods and Mehitable Jackson

Occupation: blacksmith
Managed by: Sarah Sabina Herr
Last Updated:

About Richard Woods, Jr.

RICHARD WOODS, JR. / 1723 - 1756

The third of seven children born to Richard Woods and Hopestill (Hathaway) Woods of Dighton, Massachusetts.

Per "Massachusetts Births & Christenings, 1639 - 1915", Richard Woods (Jr.) was born on April 29, 1723 in Dighton (Bristol County), Massachusetts.  Father is recorded as Richard Woods (Sr.), mother is recorded as "Hopstill".

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDD-MLQ : 4 December 2014), Richard Woods, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 905,533.

Richard Woods, Jr. was twice married. While documentation regarding the specific date and location of his first marriage to Sarah is lacking, Richard Woods, Jr. and Sarah (unclear) Woods were parents to

Richard Woods, Jr. passed away, aged 33, on August 15, 1756 in Morristown (Morris County), New Jersey. Richard Woods is interred in the First Presbyterian Churchyard in Morristown, New Jersey. Additionally interred in the First Presbyterian Churchyard are -- 1.) wife Sarah (Kindrick) Woods / 1727 - 1749

Interment data per Find A Grave Memorial #139812882 / Created December 9, 2014 by Waunita M. Herron

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wesleyhcl...


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Richard Woods, Jr.'s Timeline

1723
April 29, 1723
Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
1745
February 24, 1745
Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States
1746
July 6, 1746
Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey
1748
March 20, 1748
Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey
1751
April 21, 1751
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States
1753
January 14, 1753
Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States
1754
November 17, 1754
Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States
1756
September 3, 1756
Age 33